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Saint Stephen of Mar Saba Saint of the Day for March 31 (725 – 794) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar31.mp3 Saint Stephen of Mar Saba’s Story A “do not disturb” sign helped today’s saint find holiness and peace. Stephen of Mar Saba was the nephew of Saint John Damascene, who introduced the young boy to monastic life beginning at age 10. […]

Saint Hugh of Grenoble Saint of the Day for April 1 (1053 – April 1, 1132) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr01.mp3 Saint Hugh of Grenoble’s Story Today’s saint could be a patron for those of us who feel so overwhelmed by all the problems in the world that we don’t know where to begin. Hugh, who served as a bishop in […]

Saint Francis of Paola Saint of the Day for April 2 (March 27, 1416 – April 2, 1507) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr02.mp3 Saint Francis of Paola’s Story Francis of Paola was a man who deeply loved contemplative solitude and wished only to be the “least in the household of God.” Yet, when the Church called him to active […]

Saint Benedict the African Saint of the Day for April 3 (1526 – 1589) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr03.mp3 Saint Benedict the African’s Story Benedict held important posts in the Franciscan Order and gracefully adjusted to other work when his terms of office were up. His parents were slaves brought from Africa to Messina, Sicily. Freed at 18, Benedict […]

Saint Isidore of Seville Saint of the Day for April 4 (c. 560 – April 4, 636) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr04.mp3 Saint Isidore of Seville’s Story The 76 years of Isidore’s life were a time of conflict and growth for the Church in Spain. The Visigoths had invaded the land a century and a half earlier, and shortly […]

Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint of the Day for April 5 (January 23, 1350 – April 5,1419) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr05.mp3 Saint Vincent Ferrer’s Story The polarization in the Church today is a mild breeze compared with the tornado that ripped the Church apart during the lifetime of this saint. If any saint is a patron of reconciliation, Vincent […]

Saint Crescentia Hoess Saint of the Day for April 6 (October 20, 1682 – April 5, 1744) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr06.mp3 Saint Crescentia Hoess’ Story Crescentia was born in 1682, the daughter of a poor weaver, in a little town near Augsburg. She spent play time praying in the parish church, assisted those even poorer than herself and […]

Saint John Baptist de la Salle Saint of the Day for April 7 (April 30, 1651 – April 7, 1719) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr07.mp3 Saint John Baptist de la Salle’s Story Complete dedication to what he saw as God’s will for him dominated the life of John Baptist de la Salle. In 1950, Pope Pius XII named him […]

Saint Julie Billiart Saint of the Day for April 8 (July 12, 1751 – April 8, 1816) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr08.mp3 Saint Julie Billiart’s Story Born in Cuvilly, France, into a family of well-to-do farmers, young Marie Rose Julie Billiart showed an early interest in religion and in helping the sick and poor. Though the first years of […]

Saint Casilda Saint of the Day for April 9 (d. c. 1050) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr09.mp3 Saint Casilda’s Story Some saints’ names are far more familiar to us than others, but even the lives of obscure holy persons teach us something. And so it is with Saint Casilda. Her father was a Muslim leader in Toledo, Spain, in the 10th century. Casilda was […]